spendthrift

[ spend-thrift ]

/ ˈspɛndˌθrɪft /

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noun

a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.

adjective

wastefully extravagant; prodigal.

Origin of spendthrift

First recorded in 1595–1605; spend + thrift

SYNONYMS FOR spendthrift

2 wasteful, improvident, profligate.

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Words nearby spendthrift

spend, spendable, spender, spending money, spends, spendthrift, spendthrift trust, Spener, Spengler, Spenser, Spenserian

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Example sentences from the Web for spendthrift

“We are, both you and I, equally thoughtless, spendthrift and extravagant … We are damned poor,” he wrote her in 1898.
This Week’s Hot Reads: May 29, 2012|Jimmy So|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Despite all this, Andrew still allows the spendthrift Fergie, NFI at the Royal Wedding, to live with him when she is England.
Intrigue and Plot Over Andrew's Indian Visit|Tom Sykes|May 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If this is a pinchpenny conservative, what is a spendthrift liberal?
How Obama Can Buy Off Mitch McConnell|John Batchelor|January 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Extravagance is of course merely comparative: a man may be a spendthrift in copper as well as gold.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

A man, he judged, of spendthrift generosity, a prodigal of himself.
Love and Lucy|Maurice Henry Hewlett
The deceased incumbent had been a spendthrift, and so had his father before him.
Lancaster's Choice|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Why should he play the spendthrift and the wanton with his love?
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
The scoundrel does not want for good qualities; but he is vain, a spendthrift, and a bavard.
Barry Lyndon|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for spendthrift

spendthrift

/ (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) /

noun

a person who spends money in an extravagant manner

adjective

(usually prenominal) of or like a spendthriftspendthrift economies

Word Origin for spendthrift

C17: from spend + thrift

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单词	spendthrift
释义	spendthrift [ spend-thrift ] / ˈspɛndˌθrɪft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spendthrift ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal. adjective wastefully extravagant; prodigal. Origin of spendthrift First recorded in 1595–1605; spend + thrift SYNONYMS FOR spendthrift 2 wasteful, improvident, profligate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spendthrift ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby spendthrift spend, spendable, spender, spending money, spends, spendthrift, spendthrift trust, Spener, Spengler, Spenser, Spenserian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spendthrift “We are, both you and I, equally thoughtless, spendthrift and extravagant … We are damned poor,” he wrote her in 1898. This Week’s Hot Reads: May 29, 2012\|Jimmy So\|May 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Despite all this, Andrew still allows the spendthrift Fergie, NFI at the Royal Wedding, to live with him when she is England. Intrigue and Plot Over Andrew's Indian Visit\|Tom Sykes\|May 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST If this is a pinchpenny conservative, what is a spendthrift liberal? How Obama Can Buy Off Mitch McConnell\|John Batchelor\|January 11, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Extravagance is of course merely comparative: a man may be a spendthrift in copper as well as gold. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various A man, he judged, of spendthrift generosity, a prodigal of himself. Love and Lucy\|Maurice Henry Hewlett The deceased incumbent had been a spendthrift, and so had his father before him. Lancaster's Choice\|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller Why should he play the spendthrift and the wanton with his love? Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison The scoundrel does not want for good qualities; but he is vain, a spendthrift, and a bavard. Barry Lyndon\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for spendthrift spendthrift / (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) / noun a person who spends money in an extravagant manner adjective (usually prenominal) of or like a spendthriftspendthrift economies Word Origin for spendthrift C17: from spend + thrift Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spendthrift waster, wastrel, prodigal, sport, profligate, spender, squanderer, improvident, imprudent, dissipater
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spendthrift

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